Cable One (CABO) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026)
Cable One (CABO) recorded EBITDA Margin of -127.00% in Q2 2026, down 21.19 percentage points from -105.81% a year earlier and down 174.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cable One (CABO) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cable One's EBITDA Margin came in at 5.50% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 4.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.74%, down 40.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has declined for three straight years, with a five-year change of -46.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBITDA Margin came in at 49.61% in FY2024 (-2.22 pp), 51.83% in FY2023 (-0.30 pp), 52.14% in FY2022 (+2.59 pp) and 49.54% in FY2021 (-5.92 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin in data going back to Q2 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -23.41 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBITDA Margin in the last five years was a gain of 5.97 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 155.36 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 47.91% (Q1 2026), 48.16% (Q4 2025) and 47.36% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 182.00 Bn | 145.12 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 35.58% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 166.59 Bn | 151.34 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 39.16% |
| 3 | At&T | 152.55 Bn | 84.51 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 38.04% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.28 Bn | 140.01 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 5 | Comcast | 78.71 Bn | 42.78 Bn | - | 29.55% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.12 Bn | 7.51 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.87 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 26.90 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 19.11% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.87 Bn | 14.89 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 41.77% |
| 10 | Cable One | 31.69 Mn | -619.52 Mn | 250.20 Mn | -126.66% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -126.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 48.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 47.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -105.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 48.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 48.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 49.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 52.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 51.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 52.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 52.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 53.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 50.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 56.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 50.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 49.40% |
Cable One EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CABO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "CABO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CABO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();